John Tong Hon

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Tong.The baptismal name is John.

His Eminence John Tong Hon
Cardinal Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Canton (nominal) Directly subject to the Holy See (in practice)
See	Hong Kong
Appointed	30 January 2008 (as coadjutor bishop)
Installed	15 April 2009
Term ended	1 August 2017
Predecessor	Joseph Zen, S.D.B.
Successor	Michael Yeung
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola (2012–present) Member of Council for the Economy (2014–present)
Orders
Ordination	6 January 1966 by  Pope Paul VI
Consecration	9 December 1996 by  John Baptist Wu
Created cardinal	18 February 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	(1939-07-31) 31 July 1939 (age 84) Central, British Hong Kong
Nationality	BDTC (until 1997), Chinese
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Hong Kong
Previous post(s)	Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong (1992–2008) Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong (1996–2008) Titular Bishop of Bossa (1996–2008) Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong (2008–2009) Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong (2019–2021)
Alma mater	Chinese University of Hong Kong Pontifical Urbaniana University
Motto	Dominus Pastor Meus 主為我牧 (English: The Lord is my Shepherd )
Coat of arms

Ordination history of John Tong Hon
History Priestly ordination Ordained by Pope Paul VI Date 6 January 1966 Place St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator John Baptist Wu (Hong Kong) Co-consecrators Peter Shirayanagi (Tokyo) Charles Asa Schleck (Adj. Sec. Sacr. Cong. Prop. Fide) Date 9 December 1996 Place Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, British Hong Kong Cardinalate Elevated by Pope Benedict XVI Date 18 February 2012
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by John Tong Hon as principal consecrator Michael Yeung 30 August 2014 Stephen Lee 30 August 2014 Joseph Ha 30 August 2014 Stephen Chow 4 December 2021
Source(s): [1] [2] [3]

Styles of John Tong Hon
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

1. "Hong Kong: Three new auxiliary bishops ordained". O Clarim. Macau. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
2. "New cardinals created by Benedict XVI". L'Osservatore Romano. Vatican City. 19 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
3. Mares, Courtney (4 December 2021). "Hong Kong bishop consecrated in Cathedral of Immaculate Conception". EWTN. Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
4. Chang, Chih-ming (30 January 2008). 教宗委任湯漢主教為香港教區助理主教. Radio Taiwan International News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
5. Leung, Yu (30 March 2005). 湯漢回故里 鄉情尤切切. Wen Wei Po (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
6. Lam, Annie (7 March 2012). "Card Tong: Pray for China-Vatican dialogue and for our role as a bridge-church". Asia News. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
7. "Bishop Tong, Hon John". Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
8. "Leading Events in 1990s". Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
9. "TONG HON Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Holy See. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
10. "The Pope appoints Bishop John Tong Hon as Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong". Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office. Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
11. "Mons. John Tong Hon, Obispo auxiliar de Hong Kong, nombrado consultor de la Congregación para la Evangelización de los Pueblos". Fides (in Spanish). 28 July 2003. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
12. "Hong Kong Auxiliary Bishop Appointed Consultor of Congregation for the Evagelization of Peoples". Zenit. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
13. "Coadjutor Named for Hong Kong". Zenit. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
14. "Pope Names Hong Kong Bishop". Associated Press. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
15. Kiu, Fung (9 October 2006). 陳日君施以退為進伎倆. Ta Kung Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 January 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
16. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.04.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
17. "Mgr Tong urges Beijing to free Liu Xiaobo, Catholic clergymen and human rights activists". Asia News. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
18. "Churches Assigned to New Cardinals". Zenit. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
19. Otterman, Sharon (19 February 2012). "Dolan Among 22 New Cardinals As Trend Favors Vatican Insiders". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
20. "Greeting by Cardinal John Tong Hon, President General of the Synod of Bishops". Zenit. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
21. "Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Gets New Prefect". Zenit. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
22. "List of Cardinal Electors". Zenit. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
23. "After six years as head of Hong Kong's Catholics, Cardinal John Tong keeps guiding faithful amid changing world". South China Morning Post. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
24. McElwee, Joshua J. (2 September 2015). "Hong Kong Cardinal rejected from Synod for being 76". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
25. "Pope names coadjutor to Hong Kong as Cardinal Tong retires as bishop". National Catholic Reporter. Catholic News Service. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
26. Wang, Paul (7 January 2019). "Card Tong appointed Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong". Asia News. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
27. "Pope appoints Jesuit as new Bishop of Hong Kong - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
28. The communion of the Church in China with the universal Church
29. Cheung, Tony; Lau, Stuart (5 August 2016). "Beijing, Vatican reach initial accord on appointment of bishops, Hong Kong cardinal says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
30. Cheung, Tony; Lau, Stuart (7 November 2015). "Catholic bishop of Hong Kong hits out at gay marriage and tells flock to consider the issue before voting". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
31. Leung, Karen (24 November 2015). "Hong Kong LGBTQ & Gender Politics & Protest Students hold graduation ceremony protest against Cardinal's LGBT stance" . Retrieved 1 August 2017.
32. Tomlin, Gregory (13 November 2015). "Chinese cardinal: U.S. Supreme Court overthrew democratic process in gay marriage case". Christian Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

External links

• "Tong Hon Card. John". Holy See Press Office. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

John Tong Hon
Traditional Chinese	湯漢 [4]
Simplified Chinese	汤汉
Cantonese Yale	Tòng Hon
Jyutping	Tong1 Hon3
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tàng Hàn Wade–Giles T'ang4 Han4 Yale Romanization Tàng Hàn Hakka Romanization Tong44 Hon52 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tòng Hon Jyutping Tong1 Hon3 IPA [tɔ̄ːŋhɔ̄ːn]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Gabriel Lam John Baptist Tsang	Vicar General of the Diocese of Hong Kong 1992–2008 With: Dominic Chan (1992–2008)	Succeeded by Michael Yeung
Vacant Title last held by Peter Lei	Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong 1996–2008	Vacant Title next held by Michael Yeung Stephen Lee Joseph Ha
Vacant Title last held by Joseph Zen	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong 2008–2009	Vacant Title next held by Michael Yeung
Preceded by Joseph Zen	Bishop of Hong Kong 2009–2017	Succeeded by Michael Yeung
Vacant Title last held by Francis Hsu	Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong 2019–2021	Vacant
Preceded by Virgilio Noè	Cardinal-Priest of Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola 2012–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Francisco Robles Ortega	— TITULAR — Bishop of Bossa 1996–2008	Succeeded by Valter Dario Maggi